R5 + Ryland Preferences

#30 preference- when you two break up

Riker: You and Riker have been dating for two years now but you can't help but feel that there really isn't much there. You care about him but you don't think of him romantically. When ever he leans in to kiss you it's forced on your part. You can hardly stop yourself from wiggling away when he rests his hand on your thigh. One day, when you think you couldn't possibly take it anymore you decide today's the day. You are going to break up with him. You go home and as you walk inside, you see Riker standing there with flowers.

"Riker?" you ask.

"Hey babe, I just wanted to give you these. I know I have been pretty busy and haven't given you enough attention," he says and you gulp.

"It's fine really. Actually there is something I want to talk to you about," you say. He walks closer to you and he tries to hand you the beautiful flowers. You turn your back to him and bite your lip.

"What is it lovely?" he asks and wraps an arm around your waist.

"I want to break up," you say after a few moments. You feel his arm loosen around you and then completely drop.

"Why?" he asks.

"I just don't feel the same way anymore," you say looking at the floor.

"It's so bad that you can't even look at me?" asks Riker.

"You should leave," you say.

"If that's what you want," he says and you hear him collect his things and then the front door opens and closes. When you turn back around you see that he has left the flowers on the counter and you leave them there.

*A few weeks later*

You are at the beach with a few kids that you babysit. You see the Lynches are there as well and steer clear of them. "Can we go swim now?" asks the little boy you are watching.

"Sure, did you put on sunscreen?" you ask and crouch down next to him. You spray some on and he goes running into the surf. You sit on a towel and keep an eye on them. A little while later, a paper airplane lands next to you. You grab it and look around. You fold it open and see that Rydel and has sent you a note. You walk over to her and she hugs you.

"We still love you, you know," she says and she gives me a smile.

"He really misses you though. He was pretty beat up about it," says Rocky and Rydel smacks his arm. We play volleyball and soon the two kids I am babysitting join us. I later take them home and as I get in the car, I see Riker's hoodie all crumpled up on the floor of my backseat. I grab it and shake it out. It still smells like him and my heart races and a few tears escape. I wipe them away quickly and go find Riker. He is still at the beach with his family. I text me and he meets me under a tree in the nearby park.

"Hey, how's it going?" asks Riker when he reaches you.

"I miss you," I say.

"I miss you too," he says and he looks down at his feet.

"I feel really stupid right now," you say and he smiles.

"Don't. It's fine," he says. You pull his sweatshirt from your bag and hand it to him.

"I thought you would want it back," you say.

"Keep it. It looks better on you anyway," he says and you start crying. His eyes widen and he reaches a hand out to you but slowly pulls it away. You close the distance and wrap you arms around his waist and cry into his chest. He holds you tightly and strokes you hair, occasionally kissing your hair.

"I am sorry. Please forgive me for being so dumb!" you sob and he chuckles.

"Forgiven baby," he says.